This document provides an overview of topics for a SharePoint Admin 101 course. It introduces the instructor and their qualifications. It then lists and briefly describes several core SharePoint administration topics including server roles, planning, service accounts, authentication methods, alternate access mappings, differences between WSS 3.0 and MOSS 2007, central administration navigation, search service application administration, backups, and questions/answers.

1. SharePoint Admin 101 Greg Kamer – The Mirazon Group MCSE:2003, MCTS: MOSS 2007, WSS 3.0

2. Windows Server Administration IIS Experience SQL Experience You DON’T have to be a DBA! You need to get comfortable with it! 99% of all content in SharePoint is stored in SQL Fundamentals

3. SharePoint Structure

4. Web Front End (WFE) – All versions of SharePoint Query – Search Server & MOSS Index – Search Server & MOSS Excel Calculation Services – MOSS only Every role has a design consideration! Server Roles

5. Proper planning is the basis of a healthy, well structured farm. Planning can save you from lengthy and costly re-architecting of your farm Don’t skimp, take the time! Free e-book http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262757.aspx Planning

6. Proper planning is essential - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263445.aspx Consideration Passwords are cached in a “black hole” Service accounts passwords cannot just be changed in the services console. App Pool accounts cannot be changed in just IIS manager STSADM is your friend http://support.microsoft.com/kb/934838 Service Accounts

7. …is your friend!!! Backups Import/export Add/Deploy solutions Merge/split databases STSADM

8. NTLM Works OOB Kerberos Requires extra steps to configure SetSPN or ADSIEdit FBA Anonymous Other Live Federation ASP.NET Authentication

9. Often misunderstood Sole job is to keep links consistent in a web app/site collection 5 Zones for AAMs Zone names are more for the admin than actual use* *Outlook is an exception Alternate Access Mappings

10. Most admin work done in Central Admin No SSP to administer Search Server Express does have an SSP, but not as robust as MOSS Same code base as MOSS, most web parts, templates, etc can be moved between in most cases WSS 3.0

11. Central Admin Click Through Demo

12. More features to administer More features = more to learn and administer Features depend on version Standard – Enterprise Search, Profile Import, Audiences Reports, Records Management Enterprise – Same as above, but also has BDC, Excel Services, and Forms Server MOSS 2007

13. SSP Click Through Demo

14. Are available via the GUI (Operations -> Backup) Are really just database dumps Important for Enterprise search-gets index file and DB at the same time Not able to be scheduled! STSADM –o backup Able to be made a scheduled task Can cause table locking issues on DB Not good for large site collections Third party (AvePoint, Idera, DPM, etc) Backups

15. SharePoint native backups not able to restore individual sites, lists, or items (without a lot of hassle!) Third party tools must be used for that SPD can backup sites…but not the cleanest way to do it. Recycle Bin – Can save your bacon! Backups Cont’d

16. Q&A Please fill out your eval and leave them on the blue table. Don’t be afraid to play, it’s a resilient platform. Thank you!